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Veggiecation Program

Veggiecation® is an evidence-based children's culinary nutrition-education program that promotes and educates communities on the health benefits of vegetables and how to prepare them in simple, unique, affordable, and most importantly, delicious ways.  Veggiecation lessons allow children and parents to develop the culinary skills that will empower them to prepare meals that are health conscious and environmentally sustainable.  This ability will benefit participants throughout their lives and allow them to make food choices that are socially conscious and give them the power to take respons

Garfield/OIC Garden Project

Garfield Elementary School Garden at OIC of Yakima is an educational, youth-empowering community project. It focuses primarily on bringing fresh food and positive life experiences to students and families in the Yakima School District.

Solution Concepts

Company Overview

There are many definitions and different ways for communities to attain a more sustainable future. The sustainability of a community depends on creating and maintaining its economic and environmental health, promoting social equity, and fostering broad-based citizen participation in planning and implementation. 

AVATARAS MELIQUINA

Avataras Meliquina. We are a Work Cooperative we cultivate 1.000m2, we have a hen house and We give cropping courses to adults in general and teachers. We created an "edibleschoolyard" project in a rural school in Meliquina and we were the promotors of edibleschoolyatd project in schools in San Martín de los Andes and we receive regurlaly schoolgrades whom we teach cropping techniques and cooking skills thay then apply at their school. 

We also work with local guvermental agencys to promote local organic farming and farming in schools.

Green Gardener

The Green Gardener is a part-time contract supporting school and pre-school gardens across the Kapiti Coast District (21 schools and high schools, a similar number of preschools, not all of which have gardens, yet.)

YMCA Active Green Space

The Active Green Space is an engaging space where community members benefit from a hands on learning experience, explore the process of horticulture, learn the advantages of proper nutrition, harness and utilize green energy alternatives and prevent prevalent health concerns.

Our mission is to teach the process of horticulture, to develop proper nutrition habits, and improve the overall health of our participants through an understanding of where food comes from, how it grows and how these processes are affected by our lifestyle. 

Whole Kids Foundation

Whole Kids Foundation is dedicated to helping kids eat better—and enjoy it!

We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) founded by Whole Foods Market and guided by the same values, principles, expertise and standards for quality ingredients, food production methods and nutrition.

 

Our Mission

Peninsula JCC Justice Garden

JUSTICE GARDEN (GAN TZEDEK)

One in four individuals in our community will be at risk of hunger—and our PJCC
will be part of the food justice equation. The mission of the PJCC’s new “Justice Garden”
is to grow organic produce to help feed local families at InnVision Shelter Network.
We will also provide social action, learning activities, educational workshops,
gardening instruction, and much more. By practicing the Jewish value of repairing
the world, tikkun olam, we will literally sow the seeds of justice for people in need.

Little Angels Country School, LLC

Little Angels Country School is a private, accredited preschool in Antioch, CA. We have over a half acre of natural environment. We have 6+ garden beds, which we garden with the students year round to teach them about where food comes from, sustainability, and preserving our environment. We partner with families, colleges as a mentor site for professional development, and other agencies  to build a sense of community, to give back, and to learn together.

JD Rivers' Children's Garden

You and your youth group are invited to come out to play, learn, and explore at the JD Rivers’ Children’s Garden! This one acre food and flower garden is nestled into Theodore Wirth Park along Glenwood Ave. It provides ample opportunity to catch frogs along Bassett’s Creek, wade in Wirth Lake, meander through the prairie to search for butterflies, and walk through Wirth woods. Youth gardeners plant, weed, water, compost, harvest, prepare, sample, and take home the garden produce like kale, basil, flowers, and tomatoes.

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